Huge delays for bus services in Hull as Newland Avenue is closed

Closing Newland Avenue for six weeks will cause heavy delays and affect all the city’s bus services according to EYMS top bosses.

David Shipp, who is the business and development manager for East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS), has warned customers that they will face “significant” disruption on routes as the west Hull street closes to allow its crumbling surface to be repaired.”

Search for men who attacked 77-year-old pensioner

Axe-wielding robber wanted

A man wearing a mask and carrying an axe went into the Spar on Eastgate North around 10.30pm on 8 September.

He demanded the till to be opened. The shopkeeper fought off the offender and suffered minor injuries to his hand. The intruder ran out of the store towards Scarborough Road.

As well as the mask the man was wearing a dark blue hooded jacket, blue jeans and gloves. The axe had a yellow handle.

Detective Sergeant Tom Napier from Bridlington investigation team said: “We are very keen to identify the man in this CCTV image as soon as possible due to the violent nature of this incident. We want to hear from anyone who may know who he is. If anyone recognises him from these CCTV pictures please contact us immediately.”

If anyone has any information as to the identification of the man, they can call police on the non-emergency number of 101 quoting log number 510 of 08/09/2017 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Can you identify this man?

13:54

Anniversary of 9/11

13:03

Mum jailed for trying to smuggle migrants into the UK

A mother-of-four who attempted to smuggle 12 Vietnamese migrants into Britain broke down in court as she was jailed alongside her former boyfriend.

Katy Bethel and Aaron Harris, both 28, were stopped on July 4 2015 at the Eurotunnel check-in at Coquelles, near Calais, as they tried to re-enter the country with the stowaways hidden in the back of a Mercedes Sprinter van.

Border Force officers discovered the group of five women, four men and three youngsters under the age of 16, hiding in cramped conditions within stacks of tyres as Bethel and Harris sat in front.

Bethel was six months pregnant with her youngest child at the time, and told officers they been visiting France for a day trip to the beach.

Bethel, of Gillingham, Kent, wept in the dock at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, as Judge Philip Statman sentenced her to two years and nine months for her part in the operation.

She had been found guilty by a jury at an earlier hearing.

Harris, who lived with Bethel at the time, had previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.

12:09

Man arrested after Bestival death

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 25-year-old woman from London at the Bestival music festival, Dorset Police said.

11:39

Man left trapped in overturned car as two flee serious crash

A man who was trapped in his car after it hit a railway bridge and overturned has suffered serious injuries.

Perth Street West, just off Chanterlands Avenue, was closed by police for several hours after a blue Citroen Xsara collided with roadside fencing and an overhead railway bridge before landing on its roof shortly before 10pm on Sunday.

Two men fled the scene of the crash, leaving a 25-year-old man trapped in the car with firefighters having to cut him out.

Elderly man left terrified after street ambush

An elderly charity volunteer says he is “terrified” to leave his house after he was attacked and robbed as he walked home from the bank in west Hull.

Two thugs jumped on 77-year-old Alan Keith, knocking him to the ground and demanding he hand over his money as he made his way along Hartoft Road on Friday morning.Read the full story here.

Alan Keith keeps having visions of the men who attacked him.

08:06

Traffic update

More and more traffic is starting to build up on many routes into Hull.Expect congestion if you’re heading into the city on Beverley Road, Holderness Road, Boothferry Road, the A164 and of course, the A63.

07:45

Teen's heartbreaking tribute to her mum who died from cancer

A teenager has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her mum who died just six months after beating cancer.

Tracy Dymock, 37, was given the all clear after a successful operation in February but, just days later, she was told she had lung cancer

Offshore wind farm subsidy costs drop to record lows

The price of new offshore wind power has halved in just a few years to as low as £57.50 per megawatt hour of electricity, the latest government auction for subsidies shows.

07:27

Man charged with attempted murder after church stabbing

John Delahaye, 47, has been charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed and two others were injured at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Aston, Birmingham on Sunday, West Midlands Police said.

07:10

Newland Avenue roadworks starts today

It’s the day many have been dreading but from today six weeks of resurfacing works will begin on Newland Avenue.